[Pakistan] Gender rights: 'Police raids followed TV report'
The Gender Interactive Alliance (GIA) organised a demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club on Saturday to protest against police and a TV host for allegedly violating human rights and discriminating against transgender people.

[Pakistan] Being transgender is not a choice
Payal* was born a boy. But at 33, she looks like any other woman with her long hair and carefully applied pink lipstick. The transformation cut her off from her family and ostracised her from the society.

[Australia] Bill seeks to end forced divorce for trans* people
Members of NSW Parliament will give notice to today of a bill to be introduced seeking to remove the legal requirement for a trans* person to divorce their spouse before they can to change the gender on the Births, Deaths and Marriages register.

[DC, USA] Report critical of D.C. police response to hate crimes
The restructuring of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit in 2009 “weakened its effectiveness in responding to hate crimes” and hindered its ability to reach out to the LGBT community, according to a newly released report.